Estimated cost of border wall

caption President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to push for a government shutdown to secure funding for a wall he wants to build along the US-Mexico border. source Brian Snyder/Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a government shutdown would be a “small price to pay” to secure funding for the wall he wants to build along the US-Mexico border. Economists say a shutdown could cause the economy to lose up to $2 billion per week. Government shutdowns have far-reaching consequences that affect many aspects of the federal government and economy. It’s estimated that the 2013 government shutdown, which lasted 16 days, cost the economy somewhere between $2 and $6 billion. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a government shutdown would be a “small price to pay” to secure funding for the wall he wants to build along the US-Mexico border, but analysis from economists shows it could cost the US economy billions of … [Read more...] about Trump says a government shutdown is a ‘small price to pay’ for a border wall, but it could cost the economy up to $2 billion per week

SAN DIEGO: Donald Trump — making his first trip to California as president — warned Tuesday there would be “bedlam” without the controversial wall he wants to build on the border with Mexico, as he inspected several prototype barriers. The trip to the “Golden State” — the most populous in the country and a Democratic stronghold — was largely upstaged by his own announcement that he had sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. On the other side of the border, a small group of anti-Trump protesters vented their frustration, and announced plans to boycott US businesses over the frontier. “For the people who say ‘no wall’ — if you didn’t have walls over here, you wouldn’t even have a country,” Trump said near the border in San Diego. Trump repeated his insistence that law enforcement personnel should be able to see through the structure so that they could monitor criminal cartels that might be … [Read more...] about Trump, in California, warns of ‘bedlam’ without border wall

SAN DIEGO - Fresh off a cabinet reshuffle, President Donald Trump headed for Democratic stronghold California on Tuesday to inspect prototypes of the controversial border wall with Mexico that was the centerpiece of his White House campaign. US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to California, his first as president "I'll see you at the wall, I'll see you at the wall," an upbeat Trump told reporters after explaining his decision to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state with CIA chief Mike Pompeo. Trump's visit to the "Golden State," the most populous in the country, is the Republican's first since his election and comes more than a year after he became president. California has been at the forefront of resistance to Trump's anti-immigration agenda and at odds with his stance on a number of other issues, from gun control to marijuana and the environment. Trump will fly into Miramar air base in southern California before going to San Diego to see … [Read more...] about Trump to inspect Mexico border wall prototypes in California

SAN DIEGO - Fresh off a cabinet reshuffle, President Donald Trump headed for Democratic stronghold California on Tuesday to inspect prototypes of the controversial border wall with Mexico that was the centerpiece of his White House campaign. US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to California, his first as president "I'll see you at the wall, I'll see you at the wall," an upbeat Trump told reporters after explaining his decision to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state with CIA chief Mike Pompeo.Trump's visit to the "Golden State," the most populous in the country, is the Republican's first since his election and comes more than a year after he became president.California has been at the forefront of resistance to Trump's anti-immigration agenda and at odds with his stance on a number of other issues, from gun control to marijuana and the environment.Trump will fly into Miramar air base in southern California before going to San Diego to see … [Read more...] about Trump to inspect border wall prototypes on California trip

caption Donald Trump. source Getty Images President Donald Trump will inspect eight border wall prototypes in California on Tuesday. Only some appear to be see-through, like Trump said he wants. President Donald Trump is set to make his first trip to California as president Tuesday to inspect eight options for his proposed massive wall along the southern border of the US – but his past statements make clear that just a handful of the walls offered would meet his standards. When Trump tours San Diego to view the border wall prototypes, he will be presented with four solid options and four that provide some window into the other side. However, just two of the options appear to offer a clear view of the opposite side. Trump previously said, on multiple occassions, that the wall must be “see-through.” Here are the eight border wall prototypes: Wall Street Journal that the wall must have transparency. … [Read more...] about Trump is visiting California to inspect 8 border wall prototypes — but his own statements show only half will meet his standards